The Longstreet Highroad Guide to the California Sierra Nevada

By Mark Grossi. Foreword by The Wilderness Society. Now launched on the World
Wide Web, here you will find the entire contents of the best-selling book about
the California Sierra Nevada.

This Web site, which also exists as a book, has more than 170,000 words, 61
maps, 20 sidebars, numerous illustrations, and photographs covering the California
Sierra Nevada. There are two ways to find information: the expandable
book map below (find the area you are interested in and click) and the Sherpa
Searchsearch engine(above).

This
site is for explorers looking to experience the grandeur of Lake Tahoe or merely
the tranquility of sites off the beaten path will find a wealth of information
in the Longstreet Highroad Guide to the California Sierra Nevada. It is the
perfect reference work for first-time visitors as well as seasoned explorers.
Whether you want to hike through Kings Canyon, fish in a beautiful river or
mountain stream, camp in a quiet and remote wilderness, sight-see in world-famous
Yosemite National Park, enjoy an easy day hike with spectacular wildflower views,
or capture the magnificence of Mount Whitney on film, this book leads you to
the best the mountains have to offer. This comprehensive guidebook brings together
the natural history and features of the Sierra Nevada in a format that is easy
to use and packed with detailed information.

Web site wear you out?

All of this content is available in dead trees (book) form for those
who may want to carry it with them on the hiking trails, beaches, river
campsites, or historic sites. Or just admire it on their coffee table. Published
in 2000, the book is 352 pages long, has 61 maps, is printed 2-color and measures
7x9 inches. Includes 40 original drawings, photographs, appendices, and an index.
ISBN 1-56352-592-5. $18.95. Book reviews.
Buy
the Book

About the Author

Mark Grossi is an award-winning journalist who lives in the San Joaquin
Valley, west of Yosemite National Park and the heart of the Sierra Nevada. Grossi,
who is a former Knight Science Journalism Fellow at Massachusetts Institute
of Technology, covers the environment and natural resource issues for The
Fresno Bee, Central California’s largest daily newspaper.